Articles about automated driving
Supplier shortages cause more U.S. auto production disruption
Last updated: 03/22/2021
Severe weather, port blockages and microchip shortages are wreaking havoc on U.S. auto production with Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. now facing disruptions. The...
Making Cars Safer while Balancing Work and Family— Advice on Getting It All Done
Last updated: 03/05/2021
Career Comment If you aren’t familiar with them or their work, Toyota Research Institute (TRI) works to make cars safer. Automated driving, robotics, machine-assisted cognition,...
Understanding “Hands-Free” Driver Assistance Systems
Last updated: 03/02/2021
As a former journalist, I know how hard covering automated driving technology can be. Making such a complex technology comprehensible to a general audience is particularly...
Plus Self-Driving Trucks
Last updated: 02/28/2021
Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced that Dennis Mooney, a former senior executive of Navistar International Corporation and...
Motional Announces Transition To Driverless Ride-Hailing
Last updated: 02/25/2021
As another indication that 2021 is a turning point year for “true driverless” mobility services, Motional announced today the initiation of driverless operations within their...
Level 3: The tipping point for AD
Last updated: 02/18/2021
Whether or not progress has halted at level 3, this stage of development, where automated driving can occur for short periods of time, has been a point of discussion recently....
Automated-driving tech, finally explained in everyday terms
Last updated: 02/06/2021
The Levels of Automation were supposed to be for engineers. But the numeric scale that describes the capabilities of various driver-assistance and autonomous-driving systems —...
Co-creating framework conditions for advanced connected and automated mobility
Last updated: 01/30/2021
Since their invention, and their subsequent mass production and global use over the last century, cars and other motorised vehicles have certainly evolved. The advancement of...
How aiDrive accelerates Sony’s VISION-S Prototype
Last updated: 01/26/2021
Delivering automated driving and driver assistance functions for a brand-new vehicle designed from scratch is a huge opportunity. We can fine-tune the sensor setup, the...
Boring! Kodiak’s Trucks Calmly Drive Themselves While Safety Driver Watches
Last updated: 01/14/2021
Self-driving trucks developed by Kodiak Robotics, Inc. are now routinely navigating Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston, a 200-mile journey, without a safety driver ever...
